State Farm General, California’s largest insurance provider, has requested an emergency interim rate hike averaging 22% for homeowners from state officials on Monday, citing a “dire” financial situation after destructive Los Angeles wildfires last month.

The company is seeking rate increases of up to 22% for non-tenant homeowners, 15% for renters and condominium owners, and up to 38% for rental dwellings. Non-tenant homeowners are investors who don’t live in the property they own.

California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates to help offset the hefty payouts the company is making after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles last month.